Time Flies

It sure seems like this year is flying by... and it just started.
New Years was a nice, quiet evening spent at home. By Christmas the LM had his first tooth. By New Years, the second had come in and he was sitting up on his own.
As normal crawling still eludes him, LM has figured out how to get around rather efficiently with a combat crawl. It is amazing how quickly he can get around using this method of crawling! You really have to watch him carefully if you put him on an elevated surface, as he loves to scoot around. Nothing really keeps him still anymore.
The combat crawl has gotten old by the first part of February, and LM has adapted to doing an adaptation of the worm instead. He gets into crawling position... then lifts his little arms and rocks onto his belly until he gets to his intended target. It is so cute, but he always falls back into doing the combat crawl when I try to record him.
February 16, 2012... tonight was the night. LM ventured into the world of actually crawling instead of doing the combat crawl or the worm to get around. We placed him on the bed after work and he crawled around in circles as though he was trying to show us how well he'd learned his new trick. Now, there is no keeping him still. He loves to crawl everywhere... and has already gone after Bella more than once.

Watching LM grow and develop is so much fun. He is such a beautiful child... and a complete joy. Our house was too quiet before, I don't know how we ever got along without this precious little sweetheart in our lives.

Merry Christmas

The first Christmas with our son has passed. The little guy never ceases to amaze us.

There were packages everywhere with his name on them... and he wasn't entirely pleased with the amount of time it was taking for the wrapped gifts to get to him so he could rip the paper off. Rather than cry, he looked up at me and grinned... then proceeded to try to crawl down from my lap and help his daddy with the gift delivery.
Problem #1 - he can't really figure out the crawling business yet (he's close... but just not quite there).
Problem #2 - he can't walk at all.

So, we watched him try to escape, then squeal in delight as his next gift was delivered. Then, with minimal help, rip the paper from the package.

Now, for those who think most children do this... pause for a moment and remember Tony was born on July 20 of this year. That means, he is only 5 months old. We were fully prepared for him to not really give a whoop about presents, and just sit there. To have him be so interactive was a huge surprise and made the holiday that much more fun.

This was, by far, the best Christmas ever. It was so magical... we had no idea how much fun it would be or what to expect. Tony really made the holiday that much brighter.

Time Flies

I can't believe nearly four months has passed since our little man came into the world. He's growing and developing so fast... much to our chagrin. I love it when he feels the mood to cuddle - it's the best feeling in the world to have him snuggle up with his head on my shoulder and his little hand over my heart.

The best thing about watching him grow is watching the new things he does:

Talking - he makes out words sometimes... his favorites are ago (just a musing my mom uses to teach him to form words), I, hi, ma... and lots of coos and laughter.

Laughing - he laughs and smiles all the time, it's so awesome to wake up to his precious smile every day.

Crawling - he hasn't quite mastered this yet. He does scoot when he's on his belly, though.

Scooting - he scoots on his back now

Rolling over - this is his new trick - he loves to roll over to his belly... and roll from side to side.

Walking - he knows the movements... he just doesn't have the balance yet.

He loves to amaze us and delights in "talking" to us. I love that wee little man.

I'll always need my son...

I’ll always need my son, no matter what age I am.

My son has made me laugh… made me proud… made me cry… hugged me tight… seen me fall… cheered me up… kept me going strong… and driven me crazy at times!

But, my son is a promise from God that I will have a friend forever.

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Though he is only 13 weeks old... LM has managed to do all of these things and so much more. I don't know how he does some of the things he does. I don't know why I was blessed with such an amazing little boy. But I am truthfully thankful... to the very core of my being... for receiving such a blessing in my life.

Developments

This morning, I was getting ready to spend some time with ourLM while OD was changing his diaper. All of a sudden... I heard a very loud and distinct "hi" followed by a laugh from LM... which was very quickly followed up by OD leaning out the door and saying "did you hear that?"

I know... he's only 3 months old... and I've often debated whether or not I can actually count his little musing as actually being his first word... but it sure is amazing to hear his sweet little voice in the morning.

My Promise to My Child

I will stalk you, freak out on you, lecture you, drive you crazy, be your worst nightmare, embarrass you in front of your friends, hunt you down like a bloodhound until the day you understand why I do it. 

Then I'll know you are a responsible adult. All because ♥ I LOVE YOU ♥ 

You will never find anyone ...... 

who loves you and cares about you more than...

your MOTHER

I love you, LM...

I knew all along I would love you, but I never realized the depth of that love could grow any stronger... it grows by leaps and bounds every day. You're only 3 months old, but you seem to know exactly what to do to make me smile and make my cares fly away.

I love your smile... and your sweet little laugh. I love your determination... and I love your little coos and baby words. You mean the world, and so much more, to me. 

I vow to always be there for you when you fall... and when you need to celebrate success. I vow to protect you... but let you spread your wings and learn to fly. I vow to teach you new things as you teach me. I vow to be an example of faith, hope, love, trust, and intellect. I vow to show you the importance of education, hard work and dedication.

I vow all of these things and so much more. But most of all, I vow to love you... unconditionally... for all the days of my life.

Making a Difference

One morning a man walked along a beach covered with thousands of starfish that had washed up during a storm. Now they lay dying in the sun. He saw a young girl picking up the starfish one-by-one and tossing them into the sea.

As he approached her, he couldn't help but ask, "Why bother? There are too many of them. You won't make much of a difference."

She picked up another starfish and tossed it into the water; then she turned to the man and said, "I made a difference to that one."

One person can make a difference, if they just try.